APHC010669902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 34752/2025 Between: 1. M/S DHARMA SHASTA CONTRACTORS,, REP., BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER A.MURALI MOHAN, S/O. VENKATA NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 18-91, KONDAPETA, BANAGANAPALLE, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF A P, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PR AND RD DEPARTMENT, N.T.R ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PIU, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. Page 2 of 3 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PIU, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RWS AND S DIVISION, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 7. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PIU, RWS AND S CIRCLE, SUB-DIVISION, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 8. ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PIU, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 9. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PR-19. NABARD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not even recording the Measurement books and conduct inspection towards work entrusted by the respondents in favour of the petitioner through the Work Agreement entered with the respondent No.5 for the work i.e., 'Reconstruction of BT road from Gosapadu to Kaminenipalli (via) Jillella of Gosapadu Mandal in Nandyal District, evenafter, completion of 75 percent of the work allotted in its favour as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power, abdication of the statutory duty cost on them and contrary to the well established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to make payments for the works executed by the petitioner, by inspecting and record Measurement Book towards the work entrusted by the respondents in my favour through the Work Agreement, dated 04.07.2025 entered with the respondent No.5 and 9 pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct respondents to conduct inspection and record Measurement Book towards the work entrusted by the respondents in favour of the petitioner through the Work Agreement, dated 04.07.2025 entered with the respondent No.5, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER When the matter is taken up for consideration, Sri N.Roopesh Kumar Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri V.R. Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition, with a liberty to file fresh writ petition. 2. Permission, as sought for, is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is Dismissed as Withdrawn, with the liberty as prayed for. No costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI PVD